A palindrome is a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of symbols that reads the same backwards as forwards, such as the sentence: "A man, a plan, a canal – Panama". Following is a list of palindromic phrases of two or more words in the English language, found in multiple independent collections of palindromic phrases.
As late as 1821, The New Monthly Magazine reported that there was only one known palindrome in the English language: "Lewd did I live, & evil did I dwel (sic)".[1] In the following centuries, many more English palindomes were constructed. For many long-attested or well-known palindromes, authorship can not be determined, although a number can tentatively be attributed to a handful of prolific palindrome creators.[2] Because of the popularity of palindromes as a form of word play, a number of sources have collected and listed popular palindromes,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] and palindrome-constructing contests have been held.[9][10]
^"On Palindromes", The New Monthly Magazine2:170-173 (July–December 1821)
^ abHoward W. Bergerson, Palindromes and Anagrams (1973), p. 82-90.
^Michael Donner, I Love Me, Vol. I: S. Wordrow's Palidrome Encyclopedia (1996).
^Rod L. Evans, Tyrannosaurus Lex: The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, and Other Delightful and Outrageous Wordplay (2012), p. 25-29.
^Richard Lederer, The Word Circus: A Letter-perfect Book (1998), p. 82-87.
^Ursula Dubosarsky, The Word Snoop: A Wild and Witty Tour of the English Language (2009), p. 69-71.
^A. J. Augarde, Tony Augarde, The Oxford Guide to Word Games (Oxford University Press, 1986), p. 101.
^"'Truth' Puzzle (No. 55). Assorted Specimens-Good, and Otherwise", Truth, Vol. 7 (1880), p. 317-318.
^Steinmetz, Katy (March 6, 2013). "Madam, I'm Adam: Palindrome Masters Go Head to Head in Championship". Time Magazine.
^Astle, David (September 27, 2016). "Wordplay: Stressed? No tips? Spit on desserts: the art of the palindrome". Sydney Morning Herald.
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